Images: 379th EMXS Aero Repair shop conducts fin fold [Image 5 of 5]

Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Aero Repair shop prepare to complete a fin fold on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 13, 2014. A fin fold process consists of folding the tail of an aircraft and replacing a damaged rudder. The 379th EMXS Aero Repair shop is the first of three shops the Stratotanker will see before it can begin operational tests. Once operations tests are complete the KC-135 Stratotanker is assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and will resume flying missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Hannah Landeros)